Advances in Healthcare Technology
Springer (Verlag)
978-90-481-7118-7 (ISBN)
This book describes valued contributions of technology for improving hospital and home healthcare, and gives a perspective on how they will influence critical aspects of future medical care. It provides an overview and discussion of trends, presents the state-of-the-art of important research areas, and highlights recent breakthrough results in selected fields, giving an outlook on game-changing developments in the coming decades.
The material is arranged in 6 parts and a total of 31 chapters. The healthcare areas addressed are: General advances and trends in healthcare technology, diagnostic imaging, integration of imaging and therapy, molecular medicine, medical information technology and personal healthcare.
I - TRENDS IN HEALTHCARE.- Advances and Trends in Healthcare Technology.- II - DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING.- Diagnostic Imaging.- Reconstruction Technologies for Medical Imaging Systems.- Detectors for X-ray Imaging and Computed Tomography.- 3D-Rotational X-ray Imaging.- Coronary Magnetic Resonance Angiography.- 4-Dimensional Ultrasonic Imaging.- Clinical Hybrid Imaging: Image Co-registration and Hardware Combination for PET/CT and SPECT/CT.- III - INTEGRATION OF DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING AND THERAPY.- New Technology for Image-Guided Therapy.- Image-Guided Therapy (IGT): New CT and Hybrid Imaging Technologies.- Developments in Cardiac Interventions.- MRI -Guided Focused Ultrasound.- Advances in External Beam Radiation Therapy.- Molecular Imaging Guided Radiotherapy.- IV - MOLECULAR MEDICINE.- Molecular Medicine.- Molecular Imaging Systems.- Biomarkers in Disease Diagnosis and Treatment.- Molecular Agents for Targeted Imaging and Therapy.- Targeted Nanoparticles for Molecular Imaging and Therapy.- Molecular Imaging with Annexin A5.- Proteomics for Diagnostic Applications.- V - MEDICAL INFORMATICS.- Medical Information Technology.- Developments in Clinical Information Technology.- Computer Aided Detection and Quantification.- Medical Decision Support Systems.- Bioinformatics.- VI - PERSONAL HEALTHCARE.- Perspectives in Personal Healthcare.- On-body Sensors for Personal Healthcare.- Automated External Defibrillators for Layperson Use.- Remote Patient Monitoring Solutions.- Diabetic Care.
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 30.11.2010 |
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| Reihe/Serie | Philips Research Book Series ; 6 |
| Zusatzinfo | 44 Illustrations, color; XXVII, 538 p. 44 illus. in color. |
| Verlagsort | Dordrecht |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 160 x 240 mm |
| Themenwelt | Medizin / Pharmazie ► Allgemeines / Lexika |
| Medizin / Pharmazie ► Gesundheitswesen | |
| Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Onkologie | |
| Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Radiologie / Bildgebende Verfahren ► Radiologie | |
| Studium ► 1. Studienabschnitt (Vorklinik) ► Physiologie | |
| ISBN-10 | 90-481-7118-0 / 9048171180 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-90-481-7118-7 / 9789048171187 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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